Darrell Williams finished the game with 6 totals tackles, Tre’ Williams had 4 and Deshaun Davis – who started in place of T.J. Neal – picked up 5 tackles, 0.5 tackles for a loss, 1 pass break up and 2 quarterback hurries.

I’m not at practice, but I believe T.J. Neal when he said he’s a hard worker and deserves to play. I don’t know if he and the coaching staff got off on the wrong foot or what, but it’s very strange that Neal didn’t get more playing time in this game.

Many – including myself – thought T.J. Neal had the chance to come to Auburn and lead this linebacker group. Another solid year at an SEC school would almost certainly earn him a spot in the NFL Draft.

Now, it looks like T.J. Neal is just a fringe starter on a team with a bunch of inexperienced linebackers.

I think going forward we will see more from T.J. Neal. Not because of his outburst, but because I still believe his experience will go a long way in helping develop the young linebackers on this team.

The coaches limiting the playing time of T.J. Neal certainly didn’t affect the outcome of the game. I think Neal would have done just as well as any of the linebackers out there.

As a fan, it’s really hard to understand why they wouldn’t put the more experienced player on the field, so I can only imagine what T.J. Neal must be going through right now.

I don’t agree with how he handled the situation, but I certainly get where he’s coming from.